• Domenico Scarlatti – 1685: born in Naples – 1703: First opera produced in Naples • L’Ottavia restituita al trono – 1719: Portugal • Maestro di capella, Cathedral of Lisbon • Oratorios and sacred works – 1728-1757: Madrid - Iberian peninsula • Served as courtier, alongside famous castrato Farinelli • Followed Infanta Maria Barbara, marriage to Fernando, crown prince of Spain